Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-09
THE ATHENS OF W. VA.
THE WORN OF THE BOARD or REGENTS OF
THE UNIVERSITY.
New Smdles TO be Added to the Currlcalum-Cyu-
nencemeni Exercises in Full Blast-Yarious
EnierammenS-AL List Of the Visitors
The Literary Debates Yesterday.
Sp'rial Tlrgrua 10 he Register.

Sl'srial T'cgrup 10 he Register.
MoEGANrowN, W. VA, June S.-The
EoaTd OF Regents have been in session all
day till late tonight Biology has been
added to the Chair of Physiology and
Hygiene. 1t has been decided TO found a
Chair OF Civil and Mining Engineering.
The honorary degree OF Doctor of Divin-
lty Is to be conferred upon Rev. Il. Rush
Swope, st. Matthew's Episcopal church,
OF Wheeling.
The following officers of the Board have
been elected: John 4. Robinson, Presi-
dent, was reelected; Prot. John |. Harvey.
Treasurer, was reelected; Secretary Prot.
W. 7. Wiley was reelected; the Execu-
tive Committee, MeSSrs. Robinson, Nor
land, Gallaher, Bennett and Smith. VIII
liam Dauser has been reelected Janitor OF
the University.
Commencement exercises at the Uniyers-
ity are now
IN FULL BLAST,
aud everything indicates that tomorrow 5
exercises will be among the best that have
occurred at the Institution. The military
display is expected to be line. the cadet
corps being the largest in the history OF the
University.
The exercises 81 far, besides the Regents
prize contest, have consisted of the baccG-
laureate sermon, delivered last Sunday by
Rev. J. T.. Smith. ID. D., LII. d, OF But
EIlo, y. Y, formerly OF Wheeling The
text was from Second Corinthians. eighth
chapter and twelfth verSe-"For it there
be first willing mind, il Is accepted ac-
cording to that a man hath, and not ac-
COrdiug 10 that he hath not The dis
course was an able one.
On last Friday evening President f. NJ.
Turner gave reception to the young gen
tlemen of the senior aud law classes. On
Saturday evening Prof. W. p. Wiley gave
q tea party to Rev. j. +. Smith. On Mon
day evening a reception was given by
President Turner in honor OF Congressman
W. l.. Wilson.
Among
THE VISITORS
present are Hon. {. W. Daley. of KeySer;
Mr.. Thomas Rector, OF Parkersburg; Mrs.
NJ c. Crawford and Miss Lucy Crawford.
Wheeling; Miss FarnSwOrth, of Buckhau-
non; Miss Sarah ROemer and Miss Mary
Shicl and Miss Stamm, Of Wheeling; Miss
Nina Miller, OF CharleStOn; Miss Lizzie
Morehead, of Beaver, Pa; K. C. Porter, OF
New Cumberland; Mrs. Frank Woods. of
Grafton; K. w Tapp, of Vicksburg, Miss.
Mrs Ira Post. of Clarksburg, and Miss Og-
den, OF FairmOnt.
The following are the University Re
gents present: J. B. Sommerville, of
Wcllsburg; Clarence L. Smith, of Fair
mont, ID. ID. Johnson, of Long Reach;
Joseph MOreland, of Morgantown, J. f..
Chiffon, of Hamlin; Thomas j. Farms
worth, OF BuckhannOn; I. G. Freene, of
Charlestown; John A. Robinson, of Pat
terson's Creek; -. G. Gallagher, of Charles:
ton; T.. 4. Bennett, of Huntington, and
John e.. Schilling, OF Spencer. Regents
Hays and Campbell will not he present.
The morning session of the Board was
spent in routine work There seems to he
a strong sentiment among the people and
students and number of the Regents to-
ward eleCting 4 new instructor in the chair
OF Ancient Languages, now occupied by
PrOL Berkeley. Prof. Berkeley is scholar
and gentleman. but it has long been evl-
dent that he Is not success Is teacher.
Nearly everybody who has any
knowledge OF the situation seems to
believe that the interests OF the
institution would be best subservcd
by having change mtde, though possess
iuy the rriendlcSt feelings for Prof. Ber
kelley. The West Virginia people have
,satten the idea that tn University is sup
nnrtcd by the tINpayiug public in order
that the young men Ot the State may have
the best educational advantages possible
for the money expended.
rARruENON AND COLUMTIA.
The annual contest between the Parthe.
non and Columbian literary societies Oc-
Cured this evening. Tue following We're
tine performers on defamation: f. W.
Sdlrl. of Wheeling, Columbian, whose
subject was Benedict Arnold's Death,
and u. l.. JemiSou, OF Laurel Point, w.
Va Parthenon, subject, Speech OF Robert
Emmett. " The ten dollar prize wasawarded
10 NIr. Stitcl Ou essay, Mr. J. +. Brown,
PtrtheuOn, of Hallack W. Va, subject
The political error OF the age, aud Mr..
Frank Snider, Columbian, of ElstDn, Md,
subject "Our moral heritage and its
abuse. - the S25 priz was awarded to Mr..
Snider. On oratiOn, Mr.. Herman c..
S,oetler, Columbian, of Wheeling, subject
The increase Ot crime, its cause and
cure" and Mr.. Thomas G.. Rector,
of Parkersburg, Parthenou, sub
Isct Social EquipOise,' the twenty-five
dollar prize WAS awarded - Mr.. StOetZer.
On debate. Mr.. J. w. Smith, of Morgan
town, ParthenOn. on the affirmative and
Mr Ed l.. Elliott, Of kingwoOd, Column
bian, on the negative. Question: "Re-
solved that Education of the Intellect I'm
proves the Morals; the forty dollar prize
was awarded to Mr. Elliott. The judges
were Rev. Mr.. Buchanan, OF Morgantown.
Lewis Berautt, Of Weston. and c. W.
Daley. OF Keyser. The COlumbianS are
highly iubilant at having gained the whole
one hundred dollars and also the regent :
prize essay aud defamation on the pre-
yiOus evening.
Prof Thos. T.. Hodges, principal OF Mar
shall College, ut Huntington, has been
chosen as assistant instructor IN the pre-
paratory department, at salary of slN hun
dred dollars.
DR.. Harugan, of Mineral county, has
been elected professor of physiology and
hygiene, in the place OF DIR. Allen, de
ceased.
Unable to supply the Banks.
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